Screen Saver causes Hangs

soundhack · 11-06-2003, 09:47 PM

I have the latest (registered) version. When I leave the game running for a while and the screen saver comes on, once I deactivate the screen saver, the game window is blank and unresponsive. I have to ctrl-alt-del and kill the process.

This happens whether I use the Direct3d more or not. Is there any solution to this besides being in front of the computer all the time?

Robert

Steve Kuffrey · 11-06-2003, 10:00 PM

This is a known issue and not limited to just OOTP. My suggestion is either turn off the game or sceensaver when leaving for awhile.

Karen Lutz · 11-06-2003, 11:17 PM

alternately, screen savers do not in fact save your screen at all.... here is what you can do.

Enter your screen saver properties screen and hit settings, disable screen savers and disable the computer from turning off hard disks and disable it from going to system standby. Enable the screen to trun off entirely after a certain amount of time.

Not only will this actually save your screen, things will always keep running on your computer and nothing will freeze when you go away. This is what I do.... but it isn't for everyone, I spend way too much time at my computer for my own good.

11-06-2003, 09:47 PM	#1
soundhack Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1	Screen Saver causes Hangs I have the latest (registered) version. When I leave the game running for a while and the screen saver comes on, once I deactivate the screen saver, the game window is blank and unresponsive. I have to ctrl-alt-del and kill the process. This happens whether I use the Direct3d more or not. Is there any solution to this besides being in front of the computer all the time? Robert

11-06-2003, 10:00 PM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	This is a known issue and not limited to just OOTP. My suggestion is either turn off the game or sceensaver when leaving for awhile. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

11-06-2003, 11:17 PM	#3
Karen Lutz Ball Breaker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada OOTPChampionships: 5 Posts: 898	alternately, screen savers do not in fact save your screen at all.... here is what you can do. Enter your screen saver properties screen and hit settings, disable screen savers and disable the computer from turning off hard disks and disable it from going to system standby. Enable the screen to trun off entirely after a certain amount of time. Not only will this actually save your screen, things will always keep running on your computer and nothing will freeze when you go away. This is what I do.... but it isn't for everyone, I spend way too much time at my computer for my own good.